Children, obey your parents in the Lord ,
for this is right.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord :
for this is right.
Translation comparison
Ephesians 6
24 aligned verses; 24 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
“
Honor your
father and mother ”
(which is the first commandment with a
promise),
Honor thy
father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),
“
that it may go
well with you
and that
you
may
have
a
long life
on the earth. ”
that it may be
well with thee,
and thou
mayest
live
long on the earth.
Fathers, do
not
provoke your children to wrath ;
instead,
bring
them up
in the discipline
and instruction
of the Lord.
And,
ye
fathers, provoke not
your children to wrath :
but
nurture
them in the chastening
and admonition
of the Lord.
Slaves
, obey
your earthly
masters with respect
and
fear and sincerity
of heart, just
as you
would
obey
Christ .
Servants
, be
obedient
unto
them
that
according
to
the
flesh
are
your masters ,
with fear and trembling,
in
singleness
of your
heart, as unto
Christ ;
And
do
this
not only
to
please
them
while
they
are
watching
, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your
heart .
not in
the
way
of
eyeservice
, as
men-pleasers;
but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the
heart ;
Serve
with good will, as to
the Lord and not to
men ,
with good will doing
service
, as unto
the Lord ,
and not unto
men :
because
you
know
that the
Lord
will
reward
each one for
whatever
good
he does
, whether he is
slave
or free.
knowing
that whatsoever
good
thing
each one doeth,
the
same
shall
he receive
again
from
the
Lord
, whether `
he be'
bond
or free.
And masters, do the same for
your
slaves.
Give
up
your
use
of
threats
, because
you
know
that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism
with Him.
And ,
ye
masters, do the same things
unto
them
, and
forbear
threatening:
knowing
that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect
of
persons
with him.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty
power
.
Finally, be strong in the Lord ,
and in the
strength
of
his might
.
Put on the full
armor of God, so
that you
can
make
your
stand against the devil’s
schemes
.
Put on the whole
armor of God, that ye
may
be
able
to
stand against the wiles
of
the
devil
.
For our struggle
is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers
, against the authorities
, against the powers
of this world’s
darkness, and
against the spiritual forces
of evil
in the heavenly realms
.
For our wrestling
is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities
, against the powers
, against the world-rulers
of this darkness, against the spiritual `hosts'
of wickedness
in the heavenly `places'
.
Therefore
take up the full
armor of God, so
that when
the
day
of
evil
comes,
you
will
be able to stand
your
ground
, and having done everything
, to stand.
Wherefore
take up the whole
armor of God, that ye
may
be able to withstand
in
the
evil
day
, and ,
having done all
, to stand.
Stand firm
then
, with the
belt
of
truth buckled
around
your
waist
, with
the breastplate of righteousness arrayed
,
Stand therefore
, having
girded
your
loins
with truth, and
having
put
on
the breastplate of righteousness,
and with
your feet fitted
with the readiness
of the gospel of peace .
and having
shod
your feet with the preparation
of the gospel of peace ;
In
addition
to
all
this,
take
up the shield of faith, with
which
you
can
extinguish
all the flaming
arrows
of the evil one.
withal
taking
up the shield of faith, wherewith
ye
shall
be
able
to
quench
all the fiery
darts
of the evil `
one '
.
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God .
And take the helmet of salvation ,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God :
Pray
in the Spirit at
all
times
, with
every
kind
of
prayer
and petition.
To
this
end,
stay
alert
with
all perseverance in
your
prayers
for all the saints .
with
all
prayer
and
supplication
praying
at
all
seasons
in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto
in
all perseverance and
supplication
for all the saints ,
Pray
also
for
me,
that
whenever
I
open
my mouth
, words
may be given me so
that
I
will
boldly
make known the mystery of the gospel,
And
on
my behalf
, that
utterance
may be given unto
me in
opening
my
mouth,
to
make known with
boldness
the mystery of the gospel,
for which I am an ambassador in chains .
Pray
that I may proclaim
it
fearlessly
, as I should
.
for which I am an ambassador in chains ;
that in
it
I may speak
boldly
, as I ought
to
speak
.
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant
in the Lord, will
tell
you
everything,
so
that
you also
may
know
about
me
and
what
I
am
doing.
But
that
ye
also
may
know
my
affairs,
how
I
do,
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister
in the Lord, shall
make
known
to
you all
things:
I have sent him
to
you for this very purpose, that you
may know about
us
, and that he may encourage
your hearts.
whom
I have sent unto
you for this very purpose, that ye
may know our
state
, and that he may comfort
your hearts.
Peace to the brothers
and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace be
to the brethren,
and love with faith ,
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to
all who
love our Lord Jesus Christ with an
undying
love.
Grace be
with
all them
that
love our Lord Jesus Christ with `a
love '
incorruptible
.
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